Cost of living comparison
Malawi is 31.5% more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Malawi instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 9.7% less for restaurants
Brazil
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.41
R$27.63
|
$4.34
MWK7,484.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.75
R$34.44
|
$9.11
MWK15,705.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
R$5.57
|
$0.87
MWK1,508.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
R$3.36
|
$0.43
MWK749.73
|
|
pay 25.3% more for groceries
Brazil
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.50
R$7.65
|
$1.37
MWK2,361.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.39
R$22.40
|
$4.82
MWK8,321.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
R$20.04
|
$4.53
MWK7,807.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
R$10.66
|
$2.31
MWK3,987.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.71
R$8.72
|
$1.93
MWK3,336.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
R$4.48
|
$1.04
MWK1,790.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
R$2.93
|
$0.81
MWK1,402.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.40
|
$1.13
MWK1,942.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
R$3.62
|
$0.53
MWK912.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
R$2.59
|
$0.72
MWK1,244.90
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.48
|
$0.59
MWK1,014.84
|
|
pay 40.3% more for transportation
Brazil
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
R$20.39
|
$6.21
MWK10,708.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.60
R$227.69
|
$4.32
MWK7,454.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,825.57
R$111,410.79
|
$35,910.51
MWK61,936,725.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
R$45.29
|
$20.54
MWK35,427.07
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Brazil
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.79
R$101.04
|
$187.17
MWK322,827.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$324.53
R$1,656.61
|
$203.55
MWK351,080.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$220.48
R$1,125.45
|
$99.20
MWK171,099.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.67
R$279.07
|
$41.38
MWK71,377.45
|
|
pay 25.5% less for childcare
Brazil
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.36
R$1,420.90
|
$361.94
MWK624,257.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,686.64
R$39,237.22
|
$1,469.79
MWK2,535,028.38
|
|
pay 17.1% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
R$9.01
|
$1.12
MWK1,937.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.69
R$8.61
|
$2.92
MWK5,039.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
R$10.90
|
$1.59
MWK2,736.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.18
R$123.45
|
$51.53
MWK88,878.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.45
R$32.92
|
$3.95
MWK6,813.73
|
|
pay 9.0% less for clothing
Brazil
|
Malawi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.38
R$246.95
|
$45.53
MWK78,527.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
R$221.11
|
$35.18
MWK60,675.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.76
R$396.94
|
$59.57
MWK102,746.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.51
R$324.18
|
$71.18
MWK122,773.94
|
|
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